Lady Apaches bumped out of tourneyThe Pottsville Lady Apaches were bumped out of the 4A District tournament in the second round with a 2-0 loss to the Booneville Lady Bearcats. The Lady Apaches (17-8) first beat the Maumelle Lady Hornets 15-2 in the first round of the tournament. Pottsville scored in the first inning on a walk to Laken Gray, an RBI double by Kaitlinn Bailey, an RBI single by Mikayla Scheide, a walk to Taylor Phillips and a two-RBI triple by Avery Simpson to ma...

Cyclones sink LR ParkviewAs a consistent and cold rain fell Friday night on Cyclone Stadium, soccer balls sailed through the net. Mason McNeill scored three of Russellville’s five goals during the Cyclones’ 5-1 win over the Little Rock Parkview Patriots. “They’re one of the lower teams in the conference,” Russellville head coach Jared Fuller said. “That’s sort of what we expected, but it shows a lot of character of them to keep putting up a fight. They wanted to play,...

Russellville, Northside split pair of ballgamesIt only took six innings for the Russellville Lady Cyclones to dismantle the Northside Lady Grizzlies with a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Russellville (14-6, 8-3 7A/6A-Central Conference) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning off Andrea Kindrick’s RBI single and Kayla Siscos’s two-RBI double that scored Cortney Norman and Kindrick. Sisco finished the day 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Ashley Pizzolato was 2-for-3 with three RBI, he...

Dardanelle track sends 20 to stateDARDANELLE — After finishing runner-up in the 4A-4 District track and field meet, the Dardanelle Sand Lizards and Lady Sand Lizards will be represented by 20 athletes in nine events during the Class 4A state meet Thursday in Heber Springs Sand Lizards head track coach Shawn Walter said the team could have had more success throughout the season, but being a relatively small program comes with a few drawbacks — spring sports share athletes. “We ...

Filming postponed at Cyclone StadiumFilming for the upcoming film “Cowboys and Jesus” that was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. today at Russellville High School’s Cyclone Stadium has been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. Cyclones head coach Jeff Holt said Thursday that filming will be rescheduled for a later date. “Cowboys and Jesus” is a modern retelling of the biblical prodigal son and was written by Otto Thorwarth and Bo Bullock. Thorwarth starred in Disney’s 20...

Lady Cyclones win in sudden deathThe Russellville Lady Cyclones soccer team avenged a previous loss to the Fort Smith Northside Lady Grizzlies with a 4-3 victory in 7A/6A-Central Conference action Wednesday at Cyclone Stadium. After a scoreless opening half, Northside got on the scoreboard with a successful penalty kick two minutes into the second half. Russellville responded a few minutes later with the tying goal, generated from a long crossing pass from senior Shannon Hock...

Pottsville’s Huffman to play for OzarksCLARKSVILLE — Pottsville High School softball standout Hope Huffman will continue her playing career at the University of the Ozarks, Lady Eagles head coach Laurie Adkins announced Thursday. Huffman, a middle infielder and outfielder, has hit .400 her senior season. She was named All-4A-4 Conference as a junior. Huffman, the daughter of Jim and Pam Huffman, helped her team to the state tournament as a freshman, sophomore and junior. The Lady A...

RHS fills vacant coaching positionThe Russellville School District (RSD) hired El Dorado girl’s head track coach and assistant football coach John Frazier to fill the cross country position left vacant since former head coach Jerry Thompson was terminated last November. Frazier will coach the cross country team and assist head track coach Charlie Goodman. “We had over 20 applicants,” Russellville athletic director Johnny Johnson said. “But I think the one thing that made him s...

RHS falters vs. Van BurenThe Russellville Cyclones baseball team lost 12-7 to the Van Buren Pointers Monday in nonconference baseball at M.J. Hickey Park. Van Buren took a 1-0 lead in the first, but Russellville (9-11, 2-4 7A/6A-Central Conference) bounced back to claim a 4-2 lead by the fourth inning. The Pointers scored seven unanswered in the fifth and three more throughout the final two innings. The Cyclones added three more in the sixth, but were handed the loss ...

Lamar shocks Pirates with early onslaughtDOVER — The Lamar Warriors have been on the top of the 3A-4 Conference all season, and they proved Tuesday they could compete in the 4A-4 as well. The Warriors dismantled the Dover Pirates 18-3 at J.P. Lovelady Field. “It feels good,” Lamar head coach Larry DeBusk said. “We hit the ball well up and down the line. They kicked the ball around some and when those things line up, it is what it is. They’re a good team. They hit the ball well, they ...

Lady Cyclones survive AtkinsThe Atkins Lady Red Devils gave the Russellville Lady Cyclones softball team all they wanted during Monday’s nonconference match-up before Russellville pulled away with a 3-0 win. Russellville lacked head coach Harley Sisson, who was forced to sit out two games after being ejected from the Lady Cyclones 6-3 victory over the Conway Lady Wampus Cats. “I’ll be glad when Sisson is back,” Russellville assistant head coach Mickey Duvall said. “It’s ...

Lady Apaches fall to thirdPOTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Lady Apaches softball team lost 6-5 to the Mena Lady Bearcats Friday night at Rev. Thomas Morris Park. The loss bumped the Lady Apaches to third in the 4A-4 Conference, while Mena claimed the top spot in the standings. The Lady Apaches (16-6) drew first blood on a single by Bailey Martin and an RBI triple by by Kaitlinn Bailey. Mena scored two in the top of the fourth on three singles and an error. Pottsville scored...

Pottsville Apaches beat Mena 10-5POTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Apaches survived a fifth-inning rally by the Mena Bearcats to claim a 10-5 victory on Senior Night. Pottsville head coach Wes McCrotty said the senior leadership is one of the key contributors to the Apaches’ success this year. “We’ve got a great group of seniors,” he said. “Every one of them has worked hard for the last three years and they’ve done what we’ve asked them to do, and they’ve had a lot of success. They...

Possage signs to play golf with ATUDARDANELLE — Lady Sand Lizards senior Miranda Possage signed a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II letter of intent Thursday in the high school library to play golf next year at Arkansas Tech University. Possage said the influence from her sister, Golden Suns golfer Nicki Possage, was a primary factor in her decision to attend ATU. Miranda will join her sister on the Golden Suns golf team in the upcoming season. “It was...

Sorrels joins father in Hall of FameATKINS — A name familiar to many football fans in the Arkansas River Valley as well as the Natural State will be added to the Arkansas High School Hall of Fame. Charlie Sorrels, athletic director for the Atkins School District and former long-time Red Devils football coach, will be among 15 honorees to be inducted into the 2013 Arkansas High School Coaches Association and Arkansas Officials Association (AHSCA-AOA) and the Arkansas High School ...

Lady Wildcats smash state recordHECTOR — When the Hector Lady Wildcats received their first pitch against the Conway Christian Lady Eagles on Monday, they had no idea they were about to make history. “I knew we were going to have to hit and hit well if we wanted to beat them,” Hector head coach Kyle Russell said. Hit — and score — is exactly what they did. The Lady Wildcats broke the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) state record for runs scored in a single game with a 3...

Sand Lizards squelch Danville’s rallyDARDANELLE — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards knew exactly how to respond when the Danville Little Johns closed a 5-0 deficit in the fourth inning to tie the ballgame. “They [Little Johns] did a good job out there,” Dardanelle head coach Will McCrotty said after the game. “They got some good runs out there. It was a critical point in the ballgame for us. We had a choice. We either lay down or fight back.” The Sand Lizards (9-10, 3-2 4A-4 Conference...

Cyclones beat GreenbrierGREENBRIER — The Russellville Cyclones baseball team improved to 9-9 on the season and 3-6 in the 7A/6A-Central Conference with a 8-5 nonconference win over the Greenbrier Panthers on Monday. Russellville went up 2-0 in the top of the first inning and added runs in the fourth and fifth, but Greenbrier bit back in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 4-4. The Panthers took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, but the late-blooming Cyclones a...